Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-08-18
MOO. SHi?P.S;.
How the Iirrcy Product - Handled by
az Association in Utah.

The following Nophi, rtah CORE
spondence to the salt Lake Tribune
shows how q wool growers associa
ton in that section successfully handle Z
their wool But the wool interest is
biggest oi ali now in point oi value. I
This is the headquarters "f the Wool
Grower-' Association of southern
Utah, organized last September with
an exclusive membership of sheep
owners. The prime object J. To do
away with the services of middle men,
sni Tor producer, Ia deal directly
with purchasers IN he east. The plan
is wo~kin., Nell. The association has
already shipped over 300 900
pounds OF wool, and i sending Tor
ward one to three carloads per day.
Two ln-er-oll presses ar. kept busy
baling wool, and quite number oi
men are employed about the ware
houses. Before the aSsnciqtion began
operations three wool and hide house,
were operating here. Two have with
drawn because uf the success oi the rs
snciatiou. The plan is simple and
good. Members of the association
bring their wool here. u j. weighed,
receipted for, pat in bales, marked,
showing lot number. ctr, 50 thai the,
wool viii 90 to either Boston or phila
dclphia for sal, pn reaching the
eastern market the lot i, sorted 10y
the agent and II reports of the sorts ls
bidder and returns made 20 ;he firm
here Being kept separate, each ship
per gets what ms wool brings ia the
east. less the cost of hnling handling
freight, etc. The returns - iar have
been sttl ,iactorv to the wool men.
none of them getting less than from
hrce to six cents Il pound more than
thry were Offered by local buyers. fhr
association in handling this wool de
iucts 4 nj IL cent pound tOr cX-
punscs The bank hcrcadNancrs from
I, to 4 the market value on conslsi-
Incnts Ind charges at the rate at } pc,
cent. i.Cr ;tnnum for the money to t!r
tim, OF receipt from the east, thus eu-
abling sheep men to get money on their
wool as soon as shipped
The sucrc,s ot tins a~SoriIiipn l.
phenomenal and it's stability assured
The energetic and thorough manner
in which the business j. conducted in
dicntps thut no novice is AT the helm.
j. L.. Clinton. Secretary oi the 1+socia-
tion long connected with the Utah
Central. th. manager, and he is here.
here and everywhere. wherever duty
calls hiin, and nothing escapes his keen
/ ohScrNHtion. and his system of rcr-
ords. mlrkin- tnd 'loiu.. bu-iu'-, j. so
rompietC as I'D prevent mistakes. lie
i, ably assisted by El Booth. assist
ant Secretary, who j. always M his
post. aud by Mr.. Alma Hague. one OF
the most prominent men ln Ncphi. who
H. Treasurer uud Cashier al the Ncphi
National Bank. Ne autlits all the a.'
counts and makes all payments for
the a-~oriation
Not only doe the as,ociItion ship
the WOOL gown IN Itch. bat Arizona
and NcVata are continuing tens al
thousands, oi pounds 10 swell the
-hipaien Due lot ot fn.bDtpouiils
from NEVADA j. being h4ied. aud q int
of iOO,UDo pounds lcit Twoma. Ncv..
n daN or two ago to "a rtsi Va san
Franri-co nna The sunset route Il
costs from Nrpii 10 Boston = ~ per
100 hounds: t1Sm Tecoma. via san
Francisco. 10 iip~t on, - peg hundred
WMie 10 shin rom FcrpmH 10 ogden.
Il costs 81 So per hundred p0uu l.
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